Royal Warrant - Declaring Style and Precedence of Maids of Honour [1912-10-28]
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Title
Royal Warrant - Declaring Style and Precedence of Maids of Honour [1912-10-28]
Subject
Precedence
Styles
Royal Household
Description
Royal Warrant of King George V declaring the style and precedence of Maids of Honour to Queens Regnant, Consort, and Dowager.
Creator
King George V
Source
College of Arms I76/284-285
Date
1912-10-28
Contributor
Mark Scott
Relation
Royal Warrant Item Type Metadata
Transcript
George R.I.
George the Fifth by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. To Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin and Counsellor Henry Duke of Norfolk, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England, Greeting. Whereas it hath been represented unto Us that doubts have arisen as to the authority for the style and precedence at present borne and used by Maids of Honour Now Know Ye that in the exercise of Our Royal Prerogative We do hereby declare that the Ladies who have been or may be appointed Maids of Honour to Our dearly beloved Consort, Her Majesty Queen Mary, to Our dearly beloved Mother, [^ Her Majesty] Queen Alexandra or to any Queen Regnant of these Realms or Queen Consort or Queen Dowager, in all times hereafter may assume and use the prefix of "Honourable" and shall have and enjoy for life and on all occasions the style of "Honourable" together with the rank and precedence next to and immediately after the daughters of Barons now created or hereafter to be created Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that you Henry, Duke of Norfolk to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong do see this Our Order kept and observed and that you do cause the same to be recorded in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the twenty eighth day of October One thousand nine hundred and twelve, in the Third year of Our Reign.
George the Fifth by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India. To Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin and Counsellor Henry Duke of Norfolk, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England, Greeting. Whereas it hath been represented unto Us that doubts have arisen as to the authority for the style and precedence at present borne and used by Maids of Honour Now Know Ye that in the exercise of Our Royal Prerogative We do hereby declare that the Ladies who have been or may be appointed Maids of Honour to Our dearly beloved Consort, Her Majesty Queen Mary, to Our dearly beloved Mother, [^ Her Majesty] Queen Alexandra or to any Queen Regnant of these Realms or Queen Consort or Queen Dowager, in all times hereafter may assume and use the prefix of "Honourable" and shall have and enjoy for life and on all occasions the style of "Honourable" together with the rank and precedence next to and immediately after the daughters of Barons now created or hereafter to be created Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that you Henry, Duke of Norfolk to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong do see this Our Order kept and observed and that you do cause the same to be recorded in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the twenty eighth day of October One thousand nine hundred and twelve, in the Third year of Our Reign.
By His Majesty's Command
Reginald McKenna
Countersigner
Reginald McKenna (Secretary of State for the Home Department)
Ornamentation
This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original.
Special Features
"Her Majesty" has been interlined before "Queen Alexandra."
Collection
Citation
King George V, “Royal Warrant - Declaring Style and Precedence of Maids of Honour [1912-10-28],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/415.